Measurement Timing Configuration for CSI-RS

1. A method comprising: receiving a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement timing configuration (CMTC) by a user equipment (UE) from a network, wherein the CMTC comprises a CMTC timing offset, a CMTC duration, and a CMTC periodicity to indicate CMTC timing windows; receiving a synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) to indicate SMTC timing windows from the network, wherein the CMTC timing offset is reference to a frame boundary or a starting timing of a default SMTC of a serving cell when the CMTC is configured for an intra-frequency CSI-RS measurement in the serving cell frequency carrier; determining time locations of CSI-RS radio resources for CSI-RS measurement based on the CMTC timing windows, the SMTC timing windows, and also based on a measurement gap configuration when an inter-frequency CSI-RS or SSB measurement is configured; and performing CSI-RS measurements by the UE using the derived time locations of the CSI-RS resources.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE performs intra-frequency CSI-RS measurement outside the measurement gap and within the CMTC measurement windows.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the CMTC windows are fully overlapped with the measurement gap, wherein UE performs intra-frequency measurement and inter-frequency measurement with respect to a scaling factor.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the CMTC windows and the SMTC windows are fully overlapped outside the measurement gap, wherein the UE performs CSI-RS and SSB measurements with respect to a sharing factor.

5. A method comprising: receiving a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement timing configuration (CMTC) by a user equipment (UE) from a network, wherein the CMTC comprises a CMTC timing offset, a CMTC duration, and a CMTC periodicity to indicate CMTC timing windows; receiving a synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) to indicate SMTC timing windows from the network; determining time locations of CSI-RS radio resources for CSI-RS measurement based on the CMTC timing windows, the SMTC timing windows, and also based on a measurement gap configuration when an inter-frequency CSI-RS or SSB measurement is configured; and performing CSI-RS measurements by the UE using the derived time locations of the CSI-RS resources, wherein the CMTC windows are not fully overlapped with the gap and not fully overlapped with the SMTC windows outside the gap, where the UE performs CSI-RS measurement outside the SMTC windows.

6. A User Equipment (UE), comprising: a receiver that receives a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement timing configuration (CMTC) and receives a synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) from a network to indicate CMTC and SMTC timing windows, wherein the CMTC comprises a CMTC timing offset, a CMTC duration, and a CMTC periodicity, wherein the CMTC timing offset is reference to a frame boundary or a starting timing of a default SMTC of a serving cell when the CMTC is configured for an intra-frequency CSI-RS measurement in the serving cell frequency carrier; a CSI-RS measurement config module that determines time locations of CSI-RS radio resources for CSI-RS measurement based on the CMTC timing windows, the SMTC timing windows, and also based on a measurement gap configuration when an inter-frequency CSI-RS or SSB measurement is configured; and a measurement module that performs CSI-RS measurements using the derived time locations of the CSI-RS resources.

7. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the UE performs intra-frequency CSI-RS measurement outside the measurement gap and within the CMTC measurement windows.

8. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the CMTC windows are fully overlapped with the measurement gap, wherein UE performs intra-frequency measurement and inter-frequency measurement with respect to a scaling factor.

9. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the CMTC windows and the SMTC windows are fully overlapped outside the measurement gap, wherein the UE performs CSI-RS and SSB measurements with respect to a sharing factor.

10. A User Equipment (UE), comprising: a receiver that receives a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement timing configuration (CMTC) and receives a synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) from a network to indicate CMTC and SMTC timing windows, wherein the CMTC comprises a CMTC timing offset, a CMTC duration, and a CMTC periodicity, wherein the CMTC timing offset is reference to a frame boundary or a starting timing of a default SMTC of a serving cell when the CMTC is configured for an intra-frequency CSI-RS measurement in the serving cell frequency carrier; a CSI-RS measurement config module that determines time locations of CSI-RS radio resources for CSI-RS measurement based on the CMTC timing windows, the SMTC timing windows, and also based on a measurement gap configuration when an inter-frequency CSI-RS or SSB measurement is configured; and a measurement module that performs CSI-RS measurements using the derived time locations of the CSI-RS resources, wherein the CMTC windows are not fully overlapped with the gap and not fully overlapped with the SMTC windows outside the gap, where the UE performs CSI-RS measurement outside the SMTC windows.